Murkowski tosses cold water on Palin comeback

Seattle PI ^ | 5/23/13 | Seattle PI

[illiac]

The streams emerging from beneath an Arctic glacier are several degrees warmer than the icy water Alaska’s Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski has tossed on a Tea Party group’s effort to draft former Gov. Sarah Palin as a U.S. Senate candidate in 2014.

Reviving one of Alaska’s great political feuds, Murkowski told The Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C.:

“I think there are a lot of outside interests that would like to see Sarah Palin in some form of elected office. Most in Alaska recognize our former governor is rally not involved in or engaged in the state anymore, that she’s moved to other interests. In order to represent the state, you’ve got to be in the state.”

[ScottinVA]

A little photo editing is always needed to give Murky a "smile."

[rockinqsranch]

When one has to resort to sleight of hand to win an election one has to wonder how creidble such a person’s advice could possibly be.

[jsanders2001]

Don’t post those Palin pics in here lest you cause evil thoughts to arise...: )

[Cyber Liberty]

That busted me out laughing.

[hinckley buzzard]

Taken on its merits, Murkowski's observation is reasonable. How do you run for the Senate in Alaska while living in Arizona. Makes no sense, and AFAIK Palin herself has made no move to set up a run. Much ado about nothing.

[gov_bean_ counter]

WTH does she know where Gov Palin is or is not spending the bulk of her time???

[ScottinVA]

[Army Air Corps]

That is just plain horrifying.

[I want the USA back]

Palin for Senate, but not for president.

[ScaniaBoy]

I am no fan of Murkowski, but isn’t she bringing up a valid point about Palin’s residency? She’s been living in Arizona for a couple years, hasn’t she?

Plenty of wet, white cold......sand(??) in Arizona?

Sarah Palin: One last blast of Alaska winter today, hopefully? This is what “Grad Blast” means in Alaska! We’ll move our graduation b-b-q indoors and watch the mini-blizzard from ’round the fireplace. (Global warming my gluteus maximus.) Congratulations to this year’s graduates all across America. Job well done. Now the real job begins.

[ScottinVA]

That is just plain horrifying.

Yes... she is. ;-)

[mountainlion]

Sarah got no help form the republicans when she was being sued out of office. One demRat sued her 19 times and lost all but it cost Sarah $millions which the state would not help with.

[jazusamo]

Murkowski thinking she has any credibility left....

Exactly! She has zero, zip, nada credibility and Sarah Palin would be a threat to the Kow.

[tx_eggman]

email this pic to your guy friends .. wait 20 minutes and then email them a question ...

What color was Sarah's hat?

Not 1 in 20 will know.

[ScottinVA]

Sarah should run for office in Arizona, anyway. I can think of a couple of US Senators here who need replacing...

In all honesty, that seems more viable. Once McCain retires, she could make a run for that seat. It'd be a HUGE improvement.

[TexasCajun]

Most in Alaska recognize our former governor is rally not involved in or engaged in the state anymore

Oh Rally!!

[cotton1706]

“Taken on its merits, Murkowski’s observation is reasonable. How do you run for the Senate in Alaska while living in Arizona.”

While you are correct and she would have to move back there to run, she’s would not be a carpetbagger in the real sense of the word. I don’t think anybody would have any doubt about her being a real Alaskan.

[gov_bean_ counter]

We pull better looking bottom feeders out of the deep end of Lake Martin...

[TexasCajun]

Todd always has a smile on his face.

[Hostage]

Murkugly lives in DC and dances with the aristocrats.

Sarah has friends, family and roots in Alaska. She will always have Alaska in her heart and mind.